Risk Factors for Preoperative and Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate risk factors for preoperative and postoperative delirium. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Departments of orthopedic surgery in two Norwegian hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred sixty‐four patients with and without cognitive impairment, aged 65 and older. MEASURE...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2009-08, Vol.57 (8), p.1354-1361
Hauptverfasser: Juliebø, Vibeke, Bjøro, Karen, Krogseth, Maria, Skovlund, Eva, Ranhoff, Anette H., Wyller, Torgeir Bruun
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVES: To evaluate risk factors for preoperative and postoperative delirium. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Departments of orthopedic surgery in two Norwegian hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred sixty‐four patients with and without cognitive impairment, aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Patients were screened daily for delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method. Established risk factors and risk factors regarded as clinically important according to expert opinion were explored in univariate analyses. Variables associated with the outcomes (P
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02377.x